More than 100 members of the Shack Dwellers Federation in Okakarara have become new homeowners.
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Namibia Housing Action Group (NHAG) Trust is recruiting an Informal Settlement Upgrading Project Officer
Place of Work: Windhoek with frequent, multi-day travel N amibia Housing Action Group (NHAG) Trust is a Non-Governmental Service Organization, aiming to support and add value to the activities and processes of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN). NHAG facilitates and advocates for change in the livelihood of urban and rural poor by supporting the SDFN actions to secure affordable land and shelter and improving the living conditions of those excluded from commercial housing and financial processes, using a community-driven approach. NHAG is looking for an Informal Settlement Upgrading Project Officer with the following requirements . Applications will be considered within the gender balance requirements of the NHAG Trust. Responsibilities: - Facilitate activities aimed at informal settlement upgrading with a specific focus on community participatory planning in all 14 regions of Namibia. - ...
Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia starts cooperation with P.E.A.C.E Center and UNAM Masters Students in Clinical Psychology for community support.
On 18 August 2022 a cooperation between Psychology Students of UNAM (University of Namibia), the NGO PEACE and the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) came into life. This is a further step in an initiative between PEACE and the SDFN that started with Lydia Nisbet assessing the need for collaboration and training for Federation members . They indicated their interest and asked that the training should also include general information on health and nutrition. Eight Master Students, led by their lecturer in Community Psychology, Dr Shelene Gentz (also a PEACE Board member) met SDFN members from different saving groups of Khomas region to understand where PEACE and the Master Students can support the communities of the informal settlements with their daily struggles . As Christel Menette, Clinical Psychologist at PEACE stated in this meeting: “ The vision of PEACE is to make professional psychosocial services available to the most marginalised persons and groups in Namibia ” . ...